Primary completion rate 2002/03
Goal 2 of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) is to "ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling." This site has published data for several indicators that are related to this goal, among them the primary school net enrollment ratio (NER) . In countries where children begin their education at the official primary school entrance age and graduate at the official graduation age, the primary NER is a good indicator of primary school completion. If many children in a country enter school late or if repetition rates are high, on the other hand, the primary NER underestimates the participation of children in the education system. The primary completion rate has been suggested by the World Bank as a better indicator for progress toward MDG 2. Definition: "The primary completion rate is the ratio of the total number of students successfully completing (or graduating from) the las...